Microsoft Word is NOT the only Word Processor in town!
There are DOZENS of different computer "applications" that allows you to compose, format and edit word processing documents
(Other useful applications include "OpenOffice", "Notepad", "WordPerfect", "Appleworks" among others)
Our school board is currently promoting "OpenOffice" because it's freely available to schools and to students for home installation, and it's features are comparable to MS Office. There are two other "word processors" we'll use in the course:
Caution: These applications come without any form of warranty - some colleagues and students have warned that they've had problems saving OpenOffice Write documents longer than six pages. We will save backups often and find out for ourselves how much we can demand of the program. There are other issues discussed at the Wikipedia
OpenOffice Writer
Our MS Word Alternative for Printing
Advantages
Robust formatting tools
Comparable to MS Office
Saves in MS Office DOC format among others
Disadvantages
May be "buggy"
Wikispaces
For web-delivered documents
Despite having very limited text formatting tools, wikispaces DOES allow you quickly and easily present material on the web, and to HYPERLINK between pages
Advantages
Hyperlinked pages
Pages build a published website
Automatic Backups
Limitations
No Rulers or Tabs
Not formatted for Printing
Google Docs
For Online "Cloud Based" Documents that can be shared between authors
APPLICATIONS: Word Processing
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Microsoft Word is NOT the only Word Processor in town!
There are DOZENS of different computer "applications" that allows you to compose, format and edit word processing documents
(Other useful applications include "OpenOffice", "Notepad", "WordPerfect", "Appleworks" among others)
Our school board is currently promoting "OpenOffice" because it's freely available to schools and to students for home installation, and it's features are comparable to MS Office. There are two other "word processors" we'll use in the course:
Caution: These applications come without any form of warranty - some colleagues and students have warned that they've had problems saving OpenOffice Write documents longer than six pages. We will save backups often and find out for ourselves how much we can demand of the program. There are other issues discussed at the Wikipedia
OpenOffice Writer
Our MS Word Alternative for PrintingWikispaces
For web-delivered documentsDespite having very limited text formatting tools, wikispaces DOES allow you quickly and easily present material on the web, and to HYPERLINK between pages
Google Docs
For Online "Cloud Based" Documents that can be shared between authors